Sunday, May 30, 2010

Thrift store finds

First, I hope you are all having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! :)

AND I wanted to tell you, in answer to my little guessing game in the previous post, that I painted our kitchen floor! It was A LOT of work! I am loving the results, though, and will show you the whole floor as soon as we get the molding up! (I'm crossing my fingers that we'll get this done next weekend!)

But I also wanted to share something with you~

I was at the thrift store when I spotted these sweet cups and saucers. This is the pattern of dishes that I grew up with, and they bring back good memories! I swept these up, and also bought three matching dinner plates. The cashier pointed out that two of the plates each had a chip on them, but I assured him it didn't matter. This wasn't about perfection, it was about nostalgia.

Do you have memories of the dishes your mom used when you were growing up? Do they bring back warm memories~ maybe of a fun family supper, or the bowl of chicken noodle soup your mom made for you when you were sick?

These dishes do that for me~ I feel happy just looking at them. And that reminds me to be thankful for a good childhood, which truly is a precious gift.

the cups and saucers are beautiful! i love the pattern, the color, the style of the cups and saucers. im so glad you have such wonderful memories of your childhood :)i do too :)cant wait to see the floors all done!blessings,aimee

What a great find!!! I love those old finds that bring back wonderful memories!! Those floors look fabulous! You are on a roll lady...one project after the next! Your house is going to look fabulous!! Please send me some of your energy!!!

Jenni I totally know what your saying. My grandmother had a set of dishes that I absolutely loved. They were a country rasberry and ivory toile. When she passed away I really wanted the dishes for nostalgia reasons. My cousin ended up with them. I, however started scouring flea markets and tag sales and now have my own set. Everytime we eat off of them I remember my Babci <3. Have a wonderful day ~Kelli

A favorite quote...

"Could we with ink, the ocean fill, and were the skies of parchment made. Were every stalk on earth a quill, and every man a scribe by trade...To write the love of God above would drain the oceans dry. Nor could the scroll contain the whole, though stretched from sky to sky!" ~Originally by Frederick Lehman

He Said, She Said...

Once upon a time, a young couple went to look at a house for sale. "It's been unloved, that's obvious, but we can fix that," she said, planning to fix everything right away. "I can't see anything here that can't be fixed," He agreed, thinking of all the money they would save by fixing things themselves, and planning to take one project at a time. And so the couple bought their first house, each greatly underestimating the work that lay ahead... For the girl, from a long lineage of die-hard Fix-Its, and the boy, a descendant of the Most Frugals had met their match...for turning this house into a home would be no easy feat.